Blessing!

The term blessing may be defined in simple definition as God’s help, favour and protection. In the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary blessing is simply defined as; 1) God’s help and protection, or a prayer asking for this: to pray for God’s blessing. 2) Approval or permission for something. 3) Something that is good or helpful. Within the Context of God’s Word to us The Holy Bible, We can see very clearly that mankind were previously created blessed by “default” according to God’s creation (the God Who is Love in 1 John 4:8). Genesis 1:28 reads, ‘Then God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Also in Genesis 5:2… Here we can see, God not only blessed the first man and woman but gave them dominion or stewardship over the His creation here on earth (in which He is the rightful owner). The moment the first man and woman disobeyed God, they were cut off from this blessing. Or in other words, due to the Fall of Mankind in Genesis 3, the first man and his wife, all living creatures on the earth, and the earth became cursed-due to the introduction and consequences of sin, considering, Genesis 3: 15-19! Due to sin (which is the disobedience of God), humanity was cursed! On the other hand, there’s still hope, because, before God gave the curse for the humanity, he started by giving the first promise of hope for mankind (the plan of Salvation) of a Savior, Messiah or Christ that will crush the serpent (which symbolizes satan) on the head and have victory over selfishness on mankind’s behalf (which is blessing to mankind, in a sense that He alone will reinstate mankind to their original blessed state of being without curse and the consequences of sin) and save them, considering Genesis 3:15, which reads, “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.”  Specifically speaking in simple terms, when we are connected to the True Vine in John 15 (the Vine in the Tree of Life) we are blessed! But as we can see in Genesis 3:22-24, due to the Fall of  Man, mankind was cut off from the Tree of Life. The only Hope they now have to connect back to the Tree of Life is their hope in Genesis 3:15-the coming Savior, the Messiah or the Christ!


Due to this promise of being reinstated to mankind’s “blessed state of being” as how God previously created them mankind now have a hope and something worthwhile looking forward for in the years to come in their lives in this, now, sinful planet earth. Or in other words, while waiting that Savior or Messiah promised by God in Genesis 3:15, mankind now had to go through a lot daily just to maintain their connection and relationship to the True Vine in John 15 being blessed-and that is, sacrifice to God  for His mercy and forgiveness of their sins! As we can see in Genesis 4, due to Able’s obedience in God’s instructions in sacrifice, his offering was accepted by God and not His brother Cain! Anyways, after Cain murdered his brother and was cursed by God in Genesis 4:11, Adam and Eve had a second son named Seth after Able and Cain. Seth had a son named Enosh in Genesis 5:6. Enosh had a son named Cainan in Genesis 5:9. Cainan begot or had a son named Mahalalel in Genesis 5:12. Mahalalel had a son named Jared in Genesis 5:15. Jared had a son named Enoch in Genesis 5:18. Enoch had a son named Methuselah in Genesis 5:21. Methuselah had a son named Lamach in Genesis 5:25. Lamach had a son named Noah in Genesis 5:28, 29. Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth in Genesis 5:32. Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord considering Genesis 6:8-the “blessing” that existed due to his faithfulness and obedience to God-as we can see, not only Noah but the blessing of mankind came from his ancestors the house of Seth: for example, Enoch was one of Noah’s ancestors with God's blessing while here on earth because of his faithfulness and obedience to God, considering Genesis 5:22,24. The blessing from God (the genealogy of mankind’s hope came from his DNA) remained in Noah’s bloodline…

After the flood, the “blessing” of mankind’s hope remained in the DNA of Noah and his sons considering Genesis 8. Specifically speaking, the blessing of mankind remain in the DNA of Noah’s two sons Shem and Japheth after their father blessed them in Genesis 9:26-27, and cursed their brother Canaan in Genesis 9:25. The blessing of Mankind’s hope remained in the bloodline or house of Shem Noah’s son, who is the ancestor of Terah according to Genesis 11. Tereh was the father of Abram considering Genesis 11:31. As we can now see in Genesis 12, because of Abram's faithfulness and obedience to God, the blessing of mankind’s hope was now in his DNA, bloodline or house. Genesis 12:1-3 reads, ‘Now the Lord said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house. To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I Will bless those who bless you. And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” We see God’s blessing-protection, help and presence throughout Abram’s life, like in Genesis 13-15, etc… Continuing on, Abraham’s promised son Isaac was his bloodline that had the blessing of mankind’s hope-within the DNA and blood of Isaac, Abraham’s promised son. Isaac on the other hand had two sons, Esau and Jacob. Isaac’s son Jacob was the one whom he blessed considering Genesis 27 and in 28:1, in which the blessing of mankind’s hope vested within his DNA. Jacob also was blessed again, in which his name was changed to Israel (struggled with God and with men and have prevailed) according to Genesis 34:28,29. Jacob or Israel had twelve sons, in which the blessing of mankind’s hope prevailed in their DNA or bloodline.

The blessing of mankind’s hope was in the DNA or bloodline of Israel (Jacob)’s descendence. Specifically speaking, the blessing of mankind’s hope was in the bloodline of Israel’s son Judah considering Mathew 1:2,3. This same blessing passed on to Judah’s descendant Perez considering Mathew 1:3. The same blessing prevailed to Perez’s descendant Hezron in his bloodline (DNA), to Ram, to Amminadab, to Nashon, to Salmon, to Boaz, to Obed, to Jesse, to David the King of Israel, to Solomon, to Rehoboam, to Abijah, to Asa, to Jehoshaphat, to Joram, to Uzziah, to Jotham, to Ahaz, to Hezekiah, to Manasseh, to Amon, to Josiah, to Jeconiah, to Shealtiel, to Zerubbabel, to Abiud, to Eliakim, to Azor, to Zadok, to Achim, to Eliud, to Eleazar, to Matthan, to Jacob, to Joseph the husband of Mary in which Jesus Christ was born to considering Mathew 1:1-17. These (all the way to Adam) was the geneaology of Jesus Christ, the Savior and Messiah, the hope of mankind, the blessing (the True Vine in John 15) in which will reinstate mankind to its original blessed state of being connected to the tree of Life, once again like how God previously created them…

Through Jesus Christ, the entire human race will be blessed. Luke 19:9 & 10 reads, ‘And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he is also a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Here we see that through Jesus Christ anyone (either Jews, Israelites, Papua New Guineas, Brazilians, etc…) can be able to be part of Abraham’s blessed family-also, his purpose was not only to save the Israelites but the entire human race which was lost due to the Fall of Man in Genesis 3 (the introduction and consequences of sin). Furthermore, Jesus Christ clearly stated in John 3:16 that “who so ever” (anyone) that believes in him should not perish or face the consequences of sin in Romans 6:23, but have eternal life! Furthermore, only those who wish to follow Jesus Christ and believe in Him will have that eternal life.

To conclude, only through God we are blessed. Only through Jesus Christ Who is the Word in John 1:1-4, the Truth in John 14:6 and the True Vine in John 15, the True Light in John 1, etc.., one can be blessed. Or in other words, “BLESSING COMES FROM JESUS CHRIST OUR GOD!” On the other hand,  we cannot trick God into blessing us because God is omniscient! He already knows our hearts and our motives, considering 1 Chronicles 28:9, Romans 8:27, 1 Corinthians 2:10, Revelation 2:23, etc… I’ll just quote one, Revelations 2:23 reads, “I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He Who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.”  Yes! Nothing within this universe or under the sun is hidden from the sight of God! God is omniscient! Also, He wants you to be blessed! Never forget John 3:16 and Romans 6:23! If you decide to take your first step, second step or maybe more than two steps to “really” follow Jesus Christ, click the following link for further information: http://peterjnrbebi.blogspot.com/2018/01/what-it-means-to-leave-all-and-follow.html